Parent Interaction
Do parents feel safe engaging with school? Is there something holding them back? Did they have a past experience with…
Tag: 4OCF
Why is this wet?
I was meeting with a new kindergarten teacher, and a former kindergarten teacher on a recent afternoon. The conversation…
The Largest Class I Ever Taught
My first year of teaching I had 28 students. There were barely enough desks in the classroom. It was…
Black Belt in Procrastination
How are your procrastination skills? I feel like mine are strong. I can’t be quite sure though how they…
5 Ways to Improve Classroom Culture
Try these strategies from The Secret Sauce to improve classroom culture! Rich (@RACzyz)
Still Undefeated
It’s much easier to resist change. To work around it. To wait it out. To simply ignore and hope…
Still
Hard to believe it’s been five years. Thanks to all who have connected, collaborated, and shared. Thank you for…
Stop Editing
As children we were willing to sing, dance, and sneak into bed with a colander in our pants, but…
Blind
I’ve heard the response many times when talking with parents. There is just one problem with an eye for…
A Magical Transformation
Kindergarten at the beginning of the year can be sort of chaotic. There are tears, both on the student…